When Supernatural premiered 6 years ago it looked like a dark version of the Hardy Boys combined w/Slasher movies & I didn't think it would last past a season. Luckily I was so wrong & it has turned out to be so much more & keeps getting better. If you're not watching already a very quick synopsis... The Winchester Brothers Sam & Dean are "Hunters"...they hunt evil dark forces. Raised by their Father a Hunter, their Mother(daughter of Hunters) died a violent death when they were very young. While the brothers are very close on the one hand...there is a slight difference between them. It seems that Dean is a "vassal" of Heaven...while Lucifer had his eyes on Sam for a "vassal" of hell. Oh one other little thing...they have both been killed...sent to Hell...& returned. It seems to have had a slightly different effect on each of them.
Much like the X-Files the shows episodes alternate between single episode "Monster" stories (that for TV are at times fairly gory) and Mythology arcs. The Mythology of Supernatural has been up till the end of season 5 the coming Apocalypse & Lucifer's play to take over. A key part of the Mythology that I love is how Angels are represented. These Angels are not pudgy Cherubim playing harps while lounging on clouds (I believe this started up in the Renaissance) they are old school Old Testament Warriors...with a vicious streak. Now the way season 5 ended...it really seemed the show had run it's course. The first couple of episodes of season six were just OK...& then comes along Episode 3. A rogue Angel thought killed in battle eons ago (just where do Angels go when they perish in battle? & how do they actually get die in the first place?) shows up on Earth with Holy Weapons (so far think Book of Moses & the story of Sodom & Gomorrah) he has stolen from Heaven! He is both giving some out while using others himself...when he's not snorting mountains of blow during orgies. See it seems that G-d has gone off on a sabbatical (seems to have lost interest & faith in mankind...can you blame him?) so with all this new "freedom" while not go wild & crazy. On top of all this...one of the other Angels is kind of an old school conservative & seems to think that he needs to get things back on script & is going to try & back upon us the Apocalypse since that's what's written in the book!
Not only is the show better written & acted them you would expect for this type of material it has the rare ability to combine violence & dark humour seamlessly. If you like horror movies, shows like The Nightstalker, X-Files, True Blood, etc... give this show a go. Ah...one other thing...did I mention besides the horror, gore, & humour that most episode's also manage to include a beautiful woman or two...?
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